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- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
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- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
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Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Category Archives: Netflix
Link: Netflix Shares Surging →
I’ve actually noticed Netflix getting some good content back on their streaming catalog. Everyday it makes more and more sense to ditch the DVD model entirely. I give it about 1-2 years.
Link: An Overlooked Piece of News From the Apple Keynote →
An insight from Kit Eaton, Fast Company: What Apple is quietly doing is changing how you pay for things online, and the more speculative reader may wonder if this is a bigger step toward a long-rumored mobile payment system from … Continue reading
Link: WB Extends DVD Rentals Window for Netflix to 56 Days →
No word on whether Redbox will get the same treatment just yet, though the company released a statement claiming nothing has changed on their own agreement.
2012
Tarun makes 5 calculated predictions for the technology industry in 2012. Continue reading
Link: Consoles Becoming Streaming Media Hubs →
Engadget picks this up from a recent Nielsen report on game console usage for 13+ years of age: …gamers this year spent notably more time streaming video to their consoles than they did in 2010, due in large part to … Continue reading
Weekly Download #19: Microsoft and Visions of the Future, Designing for the Future, Cable TV and OnDemand Content, Going Mobile
Today’s podcast takes more of a thematic term as we discuss design, mainly using Google as a lens — what makes design for Google work? What makes it struggle? We also discuss the Microsoft “vision of the future”; Cable TV; … Continue reading
Link: Cable Down, But Not Out →
Vijay Jayant, senior managing director for the ISI group: When Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers the fear of cord-cutting goes away a little.
Weekly Download #18: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Netflix, Samsung, Siri, Oink, Tablets
On this week’s podcast, Tarun and Chris talk about the latest innovations in Android-land with Ice Cream Sandwich (yummm); Windows Phone 7 and Tarun’s love for the Nokia Searay; Netflix still failing; Calming the hype on Siri; Kevin Rose’s latest … Continue reading
Link: A Nightmare Quarter →
Dan Frommer lays out Q3 for Netflix, which wasn’t pretty compared to their previous stellar performance. Subscribers are down 800k and they lost 20% in stock, but there may be some good news: Only 7% of Netflix’s new streaming subscribers … Continue reading
Weekly Download #16: Steve Jobs, Google+, Netflix, iPhone 4S, Digital Traffic, Facebook, Nuance and Swype, 3D Mario
We begin with a celebration of Steve Jobs and try to remind ourselves and listeners of what “he may have wanted.” Then, we discuss various topics including: Google+’s managements curious absence from their own social network; Netflix reneging on Qwikster; … Continue reading
Link: Netflix Decides Against Qwicksters Afterall →
This type of flip flopping is never a good sign. If Netflix doesn’t get its act together, things are likely to start getting even uglier for the company.
Link: Netflix Founder’s Take on ‘The Split’ →
Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix: But what is truly mindblowing, is that when I was CEO trying to screw up my nerve to walk away from selling DVDs, I risked alienating tens of thousands of customers. Reed is showing that … Continue reading
Link: Qwikster →
Netflix is systematically killing the DVD-by-mail model off: Pick a name that is extremely off-putting BONUS: Pick a name that is not trademarked yet and already has a Twitter handle claimed. Establish it as a completely different business from the … Continue reading
Weekly Download #4: Microsoft & Tablets, Netflix, Google Earnings, Spotify
Microsoft is trying to play catchup, Netflix is taking a turn in a different direction, and Google is sitting pretty with the Q2 earnings call. All this and a little (large) plug about a service that we both haven’t used … Continue reading
Link: Big Changes in the Mix for Netflix →
With quite a few changes brewing for Netflix subscriber, do you think it is still worth it? Do you think that we were paying to little for out Netflix subscriptions to begin with? These are important questions to consider with … Continue reading